Cung Le met with Dana White and Lorenzo Fertitta in person to discuss signing with the UFC over egg whites at the UFC’s offices according to the released depo transcript attached to Zuffa’s Motion for Summary Judgment. His testimony reveals that he was “stuck” in his UFC contract a year and a half after he […]
Bellator 204 peaked with Gallagher fight with 699K viewers on Paramount
Bellator 204 peaked for the James Gallagher-Ricky Bandejas fight with 699,000 viewers on Paramount according to Nielsen. The event drew 413,000 in DVR + 3 ratings. The event drew 319,000 viewers in Live + SD ratings on Friday night. The event featured Darrion Caldwell as he defeated Noad Lahat. Gallagher was a top prospect and […]
Court changes course, rules in favor of Zuffa to seal and redact docs in Mark Hunt case
The Court in the Mark Hunt lawsuit against Zuffa, Dana White and Brock Lesnar granted Zuffa’s Renewed Motion to File Exhibits Under Seal and To Redact a Portion of Their Reply Brief. Notably, Plaintiff did not file a response to oppose the “renewed motion.” Originally, the court denied Zuffa’s request which seeks to seal and […]
Top Rank Boxing on ESPN draws 686,000 viewers
Top Rank Boxing on ESPN drew 686,000 Saturday night on the network which improved on the three prior cards on ESPN. According to Nielsen (via ShowBuzz Daily), the 110 minute event drew 0.20 in the A18-49 demo. The event saw Bryant Jennings win via 9th round TKO over Alexander Dimitrenko. In the opener of the […]
Details of Zuffa exec deposition reveals questions on exclusivity provisions, right to match and toy deals
Zuffa filed its Motion for Summary Judgment in which it wishes to dismisses the antitrust lawsuit filed by ex-fighters. MMA Payout takes a look at some of the deposition testimony attached as exhibits to the motion. This is the first of a series. In order to prove its case, Zuffa attaches portions of the deposition […]